Synonyms of dresses

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noun

plural of dress

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as in gowns

a garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl

what a lovely dress you're wearing today!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gowns
• jumpers
• frocks
• kimonos
• sundresses
• shirtwaists
• housedresses
• minidresses
• shirtdresses
• sheaths
• chemises
• kirtles
• muumuus
• tea gowns
• overdresses
• granny dresses
• sacks
• Mother Hubbards
• coatdresses
• shifts
• sweaterdresses

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as in costumes

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

a bagpiper in full Scottish Highlander dress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costumes
• clothes
• outfits
• attires
• garbs
• togs
• getups
• guises
• styles
• habiliments
• apparels
• duds
• raiments
• drags
• vestments
• modes
• fashions
• arrays
• caparisons

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as in looks

the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality

another version of the Cinderella story but in modern-romance dress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• looks
• attitudes
• figures
• manners
• appearances
• presences
• demeanors
• garbs
• aspects
• regards
• persons
• shapes
• miens
• postures
• outsides
• behaviors
• poses
• bearings
• carriages
• airs
• colors
• stances
• features
• molds
• deportments
• complexions
• poises
• comportments
• faces
• colorings
• habits
• casts
• turns
• countenances
• habitus
• physiognomies
• visages
• superficies

dresses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dress

1

as in bandages

to cover with a bandage

first wash and then dress the wound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bandages
• heals
• binds
• treats
• ministers (to)
• swathes
• doctors
• nurses
• attends
• remedies
• cares (for)
• medicates
• cures
• rehabilitates
• mends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbandages

2

as in decorates

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

let's dress up the room with some greenery for the holiday party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decorates
• adorns
• drapes
• trims
• ornaments
• decks
• garnishes
• festoons
• bedecks
• graces
• embellishes
• arrays
• paints
• beautifies
• embosses
• bedizens
• enriches
• dolls up
• caparisons
• emblazes
• blazons
• gussies up
• does
• accessorizes
• embroiders
• pretties (up)
• fancifies
• traps
• glitzes (up)
• does up
• flounces
• ribbons
• tricks (out)
• garlands
• smartens
• feathers
• braids
• frills
• furbelows
• brightens
• dresses up
• jewels
• wreathes
• fancies up
• diamonds
• figures
• appliqués
• fillets
• freshens
• swags
• laces
• fringes
• chases
• bosses
• gems
• pearls
• gilds
• hangs
• spruces (up)
• filigrees
• redecorates
• redoes
• impearls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scars
• disfigures
• mars
• spoils
• displays
• defaces
• strips
• reveals
• simplifies
• streamlines
• blemishes
• exposes
• denudes
• uncovers
• bares
• dismantles
• divests
• uglifies

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as in polishes

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure

dress the granite block to be used as the headstone on all four sides

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polishes
• rubs
• coats
• smooths
• scrubs
• glosses
• shines
• furbishes
• scrapes
• burnishes
• sands
• buffs
• grinds
• finishes
• glazes
• smoothens
• bobs
• faces
• files
• varnishes
• lacquers
• slicks
• bones
• veneers
• sleeks
• brightens
• scours
• sandblasts
• japans
• sandpapers
• rasps
• laps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ruffles
• roughens
• roughs (up)
• scuffs (up)

4

as in clothes

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

dressed the young girl in satin and lace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• costumes
• attires
• gowns
• drapes
• garments
• wraps
• robes
• suits
• apparels
• garbs
• habits
• outfits
• decks (out)
• rigs (out)
• toilets
• jackets
• enrobes
• bedecks
• frocks
• arrays
• togs (up or out)
• caparisons
• vestures
• uniforms
• furnishes
• gets up
• dresses up
• cloaks
• mantles
• vests
• does up
• tailors
• invests
• swaddles
• equips
• huddles
• enswathes
• swathes
• dresses down
• habilitates
• underdresses
• haps
• bedights
• accoutres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• undresses
• disrobes
• unclothes
• disarrays
• uncovers
• unveils
• untrusses
• denudes
• divests
• undrapes

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as in suits

to put on one's best or formal clothes

we don't usually dress for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costumes
• clothes
• suits
• dresses up
• dolls up
• attires
• garments
• decks
• primps
• robes
• accessorizes
• preens
• apparels
• garbs
• prinks
• rigs (out)
• smartens (up)
• bedecks
• arrays
• togs (out or up)
• invests
• bedizens
• caparisons
• dudes (up)

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as in grows

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

dress the beans by applying fertilizer once a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grows
• cultivates
• plants
• crops
• produces
• cultures
• tends
• promotes
• raises
• harvests
• rears
• breeds
• propagates
• roots
• sows
• gathers
• sprouts
• reaps
• ripens
• quickens
• gleans
• germinates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kills
• picks
• pulls (up)
• digs
• cuts
• plucks
• mows
• extirpates
• uproots
• hays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dresses

Noun

The minimalist shape pairs well with jeans, loungewear, and even dresses. — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026

Bra bands that dig in and have minimal side coverage can create bulges under your tops and dresses, but this under-$20 Warners style does the opposite, according to shoppers. — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Of course, the runways always deliver some showstopping moments, and this season’s statement dresses did not disappoint. — Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2026

Fashion trends move fast — past examples include polka dots and babydoll dresses followed by leg warmers and Y2K styles. — Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Its signature penny loafers—popular since the 1930s—have a slim silhouette that styles well with tailored trousers and an oversized blazer, midi dresses, and even mom jeans. — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2026

In addition to fall-perfect dresses and separates, there are also plenty of chances to plan ahead for holiday dressing with lush velvet dresses with plaid trim, sparkly sequin numbers, voluminous ruffled minidresses and more. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

During the protest, participants wore wedding dresses, duct-taped their mouths and chained their wrists on the Capitol steps to call on lawmakers to pass the measure. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Shop our favorite transitional summer-to-fall dresses below, starting at $10. — Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2026

Verb

Later, CeCe dresses her up in a pink tutu and makes up a dance for her kitten. — Parents, 31 July 2026

Young, who dresses Dakota Johnson, Julianne Moore, and Scarlett Johansson, spotlighted it as an essential for summer travel in her latest Quince curation. — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Regardless, men behaving in a repulsed or shocked way when a man dresses feminine or in women’s clothing is homophobic. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

Will’s obsessive, put-upon mother, Susan (Tandi Wright), belittles Alice, dresses her down for her attire at the funeral, and forces her to wear heels that don’t fit, leaving her feet bloody. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Dior dresses the players for every official appearance—not as a sponsorship decoration but as a statement of aesthetic register. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026

While both draw big crowds and, like the pope, Bad Bunny often dresses in white, their messages are contrasting. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026

The most famous Colombian fan is Gustavo Llanos, known as El Cole (Birdman), who dresses like a tri-colored bird and has been to every World Cup Colombia participated in since 1990. — Michelle Kaufman may 29, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026

Shadbolt cleverly blitzes a bit of black walnut into a vinaigrette that dresses a spray of watercress on the side, adding an unexpected layer of harmony. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 17 May 2026